Project Director Event Production (m/f/d)

Overview

Leadership & Strategic Oversight

• Provide vision, direction, and leadership for project management team.
• Align with the Director of Event Production to deliver on the agreed business plan, targets, and growth strategy.
• Establish clear objectives, OKRs, and performance standards for the Event Production project portfolio.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other Project Directors to ensure alignment of strategies, processes, and delivery standards across all focus areas.
• Drive efficiency, best practices, and continuous improvement in project delivery.
• Mentor, motivate, and support project managers, building a scalable structure that fosters accountability and innovation.

Project Execution & Delivery

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and profitability.
• Serve as the senior client-facing representative, ensuring trust and satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define and oversee project structures, including scheduling, budgeting, risk assessment, and resource allocation.
• Ensure disciplined financial and operational management across projects.
• Guarantee compliance with health, safety, and quality standards in close collaboration with QHSE.

Standardisation & Best Practices

• Implement and refine standardised workflows for projects while aligning with global unit standards.
• Apply project management methodologies, documentation, and approval processes that reduce risk and increase efficiency.
• Contribute to structured knowledge-sharing between all focus areas (KSA, UAE, Special Projects, etc.)

**Client Liaison & Stakeholder Management**

• Build, maintain, and grow strong relationships with existing clients.
• Work closely with the Business Development to identify, approach, and secure new client relationships.
• Act as a senior representative to clients, ensuring clarity of scope, expectations, and outcomes.
• Capture client feedback and integrate it into project delivery and future business planning.
• Nurture partnerships with subcontractors, suppliers, and freelancers to ensure reliable and high-quality delivery.

**Financial & Commercial Oversight**

• Manage budgets, forecasts, and margin protection across projects.
• Support the Director of Event Production in financial disciplines, risk management, and profitability strategies.
• Drive commercial success by balancing operational efficiency with exceptional client delivery.

**Innovation & Continuous Improvement**

• Stay ahead of regional market trends, event production innovations, and project management best practices.
• Translate lessons learned into better processes and future planning for upcoming projects.
• Collaborate across units, regions, and with other Project Directors to ensure creative, technical, and operational excellence.
• Your profile
• Demonstrated extensive project management experience in turnkey project delivery, including hands-on experience with AVL and fit-out installations in the field of events of various complexity and scales.
• Good understanding of technical, business and contractual correlations in all complexity.
• Proven ability to manage large budgets.
• Strong industry network in the UAE and KSA is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• English language proficiency is a must.
• Flexible to work based on the requirements of the live event industry.
• Why us?
• Unified CAT A Silver Premium Medical Insurance provided as standard to all team members – yes, you read that correctly, we all enjoy the same insurance category benefits!
• Complimentary lunches provided daily in our Dubai office canteen.
• Team Engagement Initiatives – team-building activities, health and wellness drives, etc.
• Team Socials – team BBQs, season opening and closing parties.
• Worker’s Compensation and Accident Insurance.
• Annual flight allowance.
• Recruitment Referral Bonus Scheme for team members who refer successful applicants for our open positions.
• Project Referral Bonus Scheme for team members who refer successful project leads.
• The opportunity to work in an international and multi-cultural team with collaboration across our offices in the Middle East and Europe.
• Collaborative and motivated working environment.
• Trusting and partnership-based cooperation across all units.
• An innovative and growth-oriented company with a matrix organizational structure and an open corporate culture.

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